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Stig Claesson

1928 - 2008

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John Stig Claesson (2 June 1928 – 4 January 2008), also known under his signature Slas, was a Swedish writer, visual artist, and illustrator. Claesson was born on 2 June 1928 in Huddinge, south of Stockholm. He attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts between 1947 and 1952, during which time he began to illustrate Swedish literature such as the novels of Per Anders Fogelström. Claesson is the father of actor Leif Claesson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Stig Claesson is the 6,230th most popular writer (up from 6,242nd in 2024), the 1,151st most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,156th in 2019) and the 89th most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Stig Claesson ranks 6,230 out of 7,302. Before him are Piers Anthony, Euphrase Kezilahabi, Howard Jacobson, Caroline Norton, Emma Willard, and Edward Everett Hale. After him are Franz Fühmann, Elizabeth Moon, Andrew Vachss, William Dunbar, Oscar Hijuelos, and Jane Smiley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Stig Claesson ranks 540. Before him are Władysław Hasior, Ernestine Anderson, Jean E. Sammet, Ferenc Juhász, Boris Kuznetsov, and Andrés Prieto. After him are Péter Bacsó, Laurus Škurla, Monty Norman, Arthur Foulkes, Dagmar Rom, and Ottavio Bugatti. Among people deceased in 2008, Stig Claesson ranks 354. Before him are Thomas M. Disch, Norman Dello Joio, Seiji Aochi, Jerry Wexler, Pippa Bacca, and Andrzej Badeński. After him are Joy Page, Beverly Garland, Laurus Škurla, Jimmy Carl Black, Maryvonne Dupureur, and Eddy Arnold.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Stig Claesson ranks 1,151 out of 1,879. Before him are Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (1958), Bruno Söderström (1881), Christian Lindberg (1958), Janne Andersson (1962), Daniel Espinosa (1977), and Nils Middelboe (1887). After him are Stefan Olsdal (1974), Magnus Samuelsson (1969), Thomas Ahlström (1952), Kurt Lundquist (1925), Anders Wejryd (1948), and Joacim Cans (1970).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Stig Claesson ranks 89. Before him are Göran Sonnevi (1939), Fredrik Backman (1981), John Ajvide Lindqvist (1968), Eva Ström (1947), Martin Österdahl (1973), and Kristina Lugn (1948). After him are Birger Sjöberg (1885), Karin Alvtegen (1965), Mikael Niemi (1959), Helena Norberg-Hodge (1946), Sonja Åkesson (1926), and Rick Falkvinge (1972).

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